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Subject: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Complete! Winner: FD!

Written By: Doc Brown on 10/28/05 at 10:40 am

Start Thinking, guys. We're in for a long game with This one! Have fun!

1. mariner's grandchild
cs - "Son Of A Son Of A Sailor", Jimmy Buffett

2. oppressively warm
alyce - "Too Hot", Kool & The Gang

3. witnessed the Great White darkening
AB - "Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway", Billy Joel

4. ivory source
loki - "Tusk", Fleetwood Mac

5. pass affection from me to that girl
alyce - "Send Her My Love", Journey

6. here we are, I guess
Gambo - "This Must Be The Place", Talking Heads

7. drug dealer depression
Gwen - "Smuggler's Blues", Glenn Frey

8. restart the thing
Indy - "Turn It On Again", Genesis

9. tiny planet
cs - "Small World", & Gwen - Huey Lewis & The News

10. this is our special evening
AB - "Tonight's The Night", Rod Stewart

11. ridiculous ballads
karen - "Silly Love Songs", Wings

12. pointing her out
AB - "There's The Girl", Heart

13. blissful vision impairment
Gambo - "Sweet Blindness", The Fifth Dimension

14. attempt being somewhat sensitive
Gaylon - "Try A Little Tenderness", Three Dog Night

15. trapped at one point in time
FD - "Stuck In A Moment", U2

16. ripped apart
FD - "Torn", Natalie Imbruglia

17. Ms. Parker (of "Sex")
nally - "Sara", & loki - Starship (spelling didn't matter, I don't know anyone famous who spells it without the h!)

18. address my beating organ
FD - "Tell It To My Heart", Taylor Dayne

19. barbecue pit before dusk
Gaylon - "Sunset Grill", Don Henley

20. becoming a samurai
maddog - "Turning Japanese", Vapors

21. ghosts of a fabric planet
karen - "Spirits In The Material World", The Police

22. coronary chronometer
maddog - "Time, Clock Of The Heart", Culture Club

23. where Dr. Franklin walked
Indy - "Streets Of Philadelphia", Bruce Springsteen (I know no other Franklin!)

24. genuine hues
cs - "True Colors", Cyndi Lauper

25. simian electrocution
Gaylon - "Shock The Monkey", Peter Gabriel

26. citywide buzz
FD - "Talk Of The Town", & Gambo - Bruce Hornsby

27. following thy exit
AB - "Since You've Been Gone", The Outfield

28. future immortal
FD - "Tomorrow Never Dies", Sheryl Crow

29. autograph
FD - "Sign Your Name", Terrence Trent D'Arby

30. margaritas at dawn
karen - "Tequila Sunrise", Eagles

And the related three?#7, #19, & #30. Glenn Frey and Don Henley are both members of The Eagles. Good work, Gambo!

Final Score: FD(Now Henk) - 5.5, AB - 4, karen - 3, cs - 2.5, Gaylon - 3, nally - .5, loki - 1.5, Indy - 2, maddog - 2, Gwen - 1.5, alyce - 2, Gambo - 4.5.


Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: FaultyDog on 10/28/05 at 10:44 am

Hi Doc!

One for starters:

#18: Tell it to my heart - Taylor Dayne

Will be back for more... ::)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: karen on 10/28/05 at 11:14 am

11. Silly Love Songs - Wings

21 Spirits in a Material World - the Police

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:14 am

21. Spirits in the material world  - the Police

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:15 am

Looks like we posted at the same time!

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:18 am

24. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:19 am

9. Small World - ???

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: karen on 10/28/05 at 11:19 am


Looks like we posted at the same time!


Nah I beat you by 38 seconds  ;)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:20 am

1. Son of a son of a sailor - Jimmy Buffet

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: karen on 10/28/05 at 11:21 am

30 Tequila Sunrise - the Eagles

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:21 am


Nah I beat you by 38 seconds  ;)


Yeah, but you're in England - aren't you folks ahead of us by 12 hours or something?  LOL!

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: karen on 10/28/05 at 11:26 am


Yeah, but you're in England - aren't you folks ahead of us by 12 hours or something?  LOL!


That generally means we're asleep when the quizzes get posted!

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: Gaylon on 10/28/05 at 11:54 am

14. Try A Little Tenderness - I remember Three Dog Night
19. Sunset Grill - Don Henley
25. Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: cs on 10/28/05 at 11:56 am


9. Small World - ???


The Disney Singers?  I dunno.

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: FaultyDog on 10/28/05 at 12:39 pm


Hi Doc!

One for starters:

#18: Tell it to my heart - Taylor Dayne

Will be back for more... ::)


As promised:

#15 Stuck in a moment you can't get out of - U2

#16 Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: nally on 10/28/05 at 4:24 pm

#17 sounds like it might be "Sarah", but I don't know any artists who had a song with that name. (I do know of a few "Sara" songs, though.)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: loki 13 on 10/28/05 at 4:29 pm

#4...Tusk...Fleetwood Mac

#29...Signature...The Explosion

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: loki 13 on 10/28/05 at 4:33 pm


#17 sounds like it might be "Sarah", but I don't know any artists who had a song with that name. (I do know of a few "Sara" songs, though.)


Jefferson Starship has a song called "Sarah"
don't they?

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: nally on 10/28/05 at 4:59 pm


Jefferson Starship has a song called "Sarah"
don't they?

Kind of, but there's no "h" in that title.

Fleetwood Mac also had a "Sara" song (which is different from the JS song)...but if Sara(h) is the right answer, I don't know which song band he's thinking of.

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: Indy Gent on 10/28/05 at 6:09 pm

8. Turn It On Again-Genesis
23. Streets of Philadephia-Bruce Springsteen (if you are talking about Ben Franklin?)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: maddog on 10/29/05 at 7:39 am

Hiya Doc!

I reckon:

#20 is that old quiz stalwart "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
and
#22 is "Time (Clock of The Heart)" by Culture Club

excellent quiz BTW  :).

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: Gwen on 10/29/05 at 6:38 pm

7 is Smugglers Blues by Glenn Frey

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: Gwen on 10/29/05 at 6:40 pm

9 is by Huey Lewis and the News

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: FaultyDog on 10/30/05 at 1:35 am

Another two from me to make it five:

#26: Talk of the town - Pretenders

#29: Sign your name - Terence Trent d'Arby

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs)

Written By: alyceclover on 10/30/05 at 2:42 pm

#2-Too Hot---Bonnie Tyler

#26-Talk of the Town--Firehouse (I know, I know, it's already guessed, but it wasn't marked off as done.....) :)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years added, No Limit!

Written By: Doc Brown on 11/05/05 at 7:46 pm

OK, we've got about 10 left and I've dropped the limit. I hope the years will make it easier.
BTW, the extra points offer on the related 3 still stands.


Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years added, No Limit

Written By: alyceclover on 11/06/05 at 8:38 pm

Too Hot by Kool & The Gang, sounds more '76-ish?

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years added, No Limit

Written By: Tam on 11/07/05 at 12:05 am

I want to say that . . .

6. If this is it - Huey Lewis & The News


But I doubt it :D

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years added, No Limit

Written By: alyceclover on 11/07/05 at 2:06 pm

#5 Tell Her About It by Billy Joel or Send Her My Love by Journey?

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years added, No Limit

Written By: karen on 11/09/05 at 8:37 am

Is #12 There She Goes by The La's

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years added, No Limit

Written By: FaultyDog on 11/20/05 at 3:42 pm

#28 is Tomorrow never dies by Sheryl Crow

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: Doc Brown on 12/21/05 at 8:02 pm

Sorry, I couldn't let it end with a half-dozen or more unanswered. So I'll give you guys until New Year's Eve.
Hope the clues help, and Henk, still waiting on Y&Z before I can start again!


Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: alyceclover on 12/22/05 at 7:19 am

ok, don't want you to move out....the only song that came to mind for #3 was TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART...do not think it's that old tho' and think it was Bonnie Tyler

I'm gonna add my own clue.....must start with "SAW...")

:-\\

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: AnnieBanannie on 12/22/05 at 9:31 am

K...here goes...

3) "Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway" Billy Joel
10) "Tonight's the Night" Rod Stewart
12) "There's The Girl" Heart

and 27) is there a song "Since You've Been Gone" by the Outfield?

Thanks for the quiz!

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: Doc Brown on 01/04/06 at 2:33 pm

Come on, guys! 2 months and we're still not done?
I added extra clues to the last three, so I hope someone will finally snag'em.
Good Luck!


Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: gambo on 01/05/06 at 3:29 pm


6.  This Must Be the Place - Talking Heads
13.Sweet Blindness - 5th Dimension

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: gambo on 01/05/06 at 3:37 pm




26. citywide buzz
FD - "Talk Of The Town", (1993, but by whom? ??? )
This guy still talks with the dead,that's just The Way It Is.



Bruce Hornsby.

Subject: Re: Doc's Cryptiquiz! (S&T songs) Years/clues added, No Limit!

Written By: gambo on 01/05/06 at 3:56 pm


BTW, 3 of Them are related Somehow, and if anyone can Say which, I'll award'em 2 extra points.


Numbers 7, 19, and 30 are by the Eagles or Eagles alumni.

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